MotocrossPreconception: motocross is for young extreme athletesReality: motocross is for young extreme athletesWhat I learned: I'm not young any more, or an athleteMotocross: the motor sport of choice for legends and lunatics the world over

.But before we get carried away, let's get one thing straight. Off-roading falls into two main camps - motocross being one, and trail riding the other. Motocross is done on purpose-built dirt tracks with jumps and stuff while trail riding is done out

Mention motocross to your average road-rider and his toes will curl up in horror. The sport of the young, they’ll say. Fearless 18 year-olds bashing bejeezus out of themselves and each other as they clear enormous double jumps and smash their bones

Mention motocross to your average road-rider and his toes will curl up in horror. The sport of the young, they’ll say. Fearless 18 year-olds bashing bejeezus out of themselves and each other as they clear enormous double jumps and smash their bones

Malcolm Stewart, brother of the five-times World Supercross champion,  James 'Bubba' Stewart is pretty tasty on an MX bike but this start kinda suggests otherwise.Here's Malcolm on the start line, getting it a bit wrong. Worth noting he came back from this to finish 7th so he's d...

PRE-SEASON training has claimed another victim after Andrea Dovizioso broke his collarbone in a motocross accident.The new Tech 3 Yamaha rider tweeted on Thursday evening: "F*ck, i broke my right collarbone doing motocross." With the accompanying

AUSTRALIAN MOTOCROSS ace Andrew McFarlane has died following an incident at the country's national championship on Sunday, organisers have announced.McFarlane, 33, was taking part in practice at the State Motorcycle Sports Complex in Broadford

MOTORCYCLING MOVIE Motocross Zombies From Hell has just been released on DVD.It sounds so daft Visordown might just buy it and settle down with the popcorn. Check out this promo description of the dead dirt action: The film follows long time best

NOT MANY details at the moment, but there's a new big budget motocross movie on the way. Originally called Metal Birding (!?), but now tagged as Free Style (a bit better), filming began last month and will star Corbin Bleu (previously seen

When I was younger I used to admire and emulate the mountain bike exploits of cliff-hucker Bender (see here), and now I have a new hero. The video clip is from a Japanese event called G-Impact, which is an extreme form of enduro riding that is big in Japan. The stages seem to beg...